Have them in my tent as entire plants that were stripped of most fan leaves. Worked out that this time of year my basement sits at about 60 degrees and I have a humidifier in the tent to keep it at ~60 rh. I’m really just worried about the interior or the plants forming mold given that they all work themselves inward after hanging.also should add that this pic was taken right after hanging and they have since dropped more and come together ( if that makes sense )
Who here hangs whole plants for drying? Trying it for the first time but am worried about mold growth towards the centers
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Red Hard Head
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You've minimally increased potential mold risk. there's still a lot of fan leaf. If no signs of bud rot you should be okay. You could break them up to allow better airflow to all the buds without taking off anymore fan leaves and have better uniform drying than as they are.
Looks good though. Good job.
Looks good though. Good job.
Hook Daddy
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If you’re worried lower the humidity to 55 for the first couple days, then up it to 60. You could remove some of the fan leaves between branches that are touching as well, but you should be fine. They look nice.
Yanno wot i heard about tomato storage is to remove the green leaves
because they'll continue to draw nourishment from the fruit itself.
Regarding your plants maybe thin the inner branches to prevent mold.
I don't grow, so don't take anything i say as having expertise in growing.
because they'll continue to draw nourishment from the fruit itself.
Regarding your plants maybe thin the inner branches to prevent mold.
I don't grow, so don't take anything i say as having expertise in growing.
farmingfisherman
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Personally I'd either thin or cut all the branches to allow airflow. I recently finished a small 3 five gallon plant grow. I cut all branches and used my screen to hang the branches from inside the tent. AC Infinity fan with humidity and temp control worked like a champ for controlling my drying environment. Under the plants were two 6 inch clip fans also helping to move the air. Good luck.
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Yeah I had considered breaking them up but was curious about the whole plant dry technique. I’ve seen a number of YouTubers do this.
My last grow ( first grow ) I did it by individual branches and it seemed to work out fine outside of over drying a bit. This was due to my stupidity and assuming the snap technique meant a clean break
Yeah I like the sound of this. I’ll lower it down in the morning and just keep checking
Nice man! Yeah I did this on my last grow ( first grow) and just thought I’d try out the whole plant hang based on YouTubers talking it up. Though most of them had less bushy/smaller individual plants
HydroKid239
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If possible yes I like to hang them whole. 
They plants weight will all shift toward the center, if you feel funny you can always use sticks to keep the branches at a distance. Even bend 2 big branches on opposing sides out & use rope ratchets to hang from those. In a few days the leaves will crisp up. They will keep your buds from touching each other. As long as you have a soft breeze in there so air isn’t stagnant you should be ok.
...and hang 'em high! yeehawwwww
Sound to me like you got the right idea tho. Altho, I think my tomato-leaf-removal
for storage theory warrants some research. If it's not good for 'maters, would it also apply to nugs? Eh?
Herb & Suds
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Although I don’t remove fan leaves
I do hang in 65f /60 rh for the first few days working humidity slowly down to about 57-58 and lowering temps a couple degrees over next week to ten days
When I start trimming I still have some moisture left in buds and will remove most leaves that I can pluck giving it as many days as necessary till they are smokable dry before final trim ten to 14 days usually leaves me with the best flavor and smell if I’m still moist at that point I bring the fans on to final dry (not directly just moving air from room )
I never jar till it is smokable
I rarely have time for any cure but I don’t want any moisture left before it heads out the door
I’m always a little concerned when people say they start jarring at a certain humidity because I have seen a huge difference in bud formations and if I do it by the numbers for every plant it really doesn’t take in to account the buds structure or density
Some sativas will dry to quick if I don’t stay up on them
That’s my way not the most scientific but it assures I have quality you can taste
I do hang in 65f /60 rh for the first few days working humidity slowly down to about 57-58 and lowering temps a couple degrees over next week to ten days
When I start trimming I still have some moisture left in buds and will remove most leaves that I can pluck giving it as many days as necessary till they are smokable dry before final trim ten to 14 days usually leaves me with the best flavor and smell if I’m still moist at that point I bring the fans on to final dry (not directly just moving air from room )
I never jar till it is smokable
I rarely have time for any cure but I don’t want any moisture left before it heads out the door
I’m always a little concerned when people say they start jarring at a certain humidity because I have seen a huge difference in bud formations and if I do it by the numbers for every plant it really doesn’t take in to account the buds structure or density
Some sativas will dry to quick if I don’t stay up on them
That’s my way not the most scientific but it assures I have quality you can taste